

Handling the Undead
On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?
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5.8/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5.1M
- Box office
- $105K
- Language
- Norwegian
- based on novel or book
- cemetery
- loss
- grief
- zombie
- car accident
- death
- death of mother
- death of son
- woman director
- oslo, norway
- animal cruelty
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Produced in
Greece, Norway, Sweden
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2024
- PremiereMilwaukee Film Festival19 Apr 2024
- PremiereMinneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival23 Apr 2024
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York31 May 2024
- Theatrical (limited)7 Jun 2024
- Digital / OTT18 Jun 2024
United KingdomGB
- PremiereSundance Film Festival: London7 Jun 2024
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTM31 Jul 2024
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT17 Nov 2025
DenmarkDK
- Premiere1519 Jun 2024
- Theatrical1519 Jun 2024
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1617 May 2024
GermanyDE
- PremiereFantasy Filmfest6 Sept 2024
ItalyIT
- PremiereRiviera International Film Festival10 May 2024
LithuaniaLT
- PremiereN-16Scanorama film festival12 Nov 2024
- TheatricalN-1622 Nov 2024
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1626 Sept 2024
NorwayNO
- Theatrical159 Feb 2024
PolandPL
- Theatrical (limited)8 Nov 2024
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Handling the Undead was released on 9 February 2024.
Audience reviews
3- J6/10
JJ Gonzalez
1/26/2024
A bleak and somewhat beautiful piece, “Handling the Undead” had my curiosity the moment it was announced. The first act was great though, with a haunting and mesmerizing score, which is consistent throughout the film. The ending is BIZARRE though, and is haunting as well. Unfortunately, it drags throughout the middle, and the protagonists act about as human as the zombies. Have no idea how they managed to waste Renat…
- M4/10
MovieGuys
6/20/2024
Given how much I enjoyed Let the Right one In, I had high hopes for Norwegian production, Handling the Undead. Hopes that were slowly eroded, over the course of this film. Yes, I could talk about this being haunting and meaningful, on a vague and nebulous level but I wont. In reality, this essentially is a slow burn zombie film with an outcome no different from any other zombie flick. The key departure is this fi…
- H1/10
Horseface
9/13/2024
Even at four times speed (MX Player won't play faster), it's excruciatingly slow. At least you get a few laughs, because a two-minute shot of an old guy walking looks hilarious in quadruple speed, or a three-minute trumpet solo or weeping session for the camera sounds tear-inducingly funny. I like slow movies with long shots when there's a script and a point to it, but this is just toe-cringingly pathetic and pret…
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